As big data, high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud-computing
applications push the demand for real-time access of data into the
zettabytes, Intel Corporation announced today its next-generation data
center solid-state drive (SSD), the Intel®
Solid-State Drive DC S3700 Series, designed to remove storage
bottlenecks and maximize multi-core CPU performance. The Intel SSD DC
S3700 Series delivers fast, consistent performance and low latencies
along with strong data protection and high endurance to help IT
personnel support today’s most demanding data center applications.

Intel SSD DC S37000 Series -- The Intel SSD DC S3700 Series delivers fast, consistent performance and low latencies along with strong data protection and high endurance to help IT personnel support today's most demanding data center applications including big data, high-performance computing (HPC) and cloud applications. (Photo: Business Wire)

The key to the Intel SSD DC S3700 Series superior and consistent fast
performance is a tight distribution of Input/Outputs Per Second (IOPS)
with low maximum latencies. The Intel SSD DC S3700 feeds I/O-starved
applications with 4KB random read performance of up to 75,000 IOPS and
4KB write performance of up to 36,000 IOPS. With typical sequential
write latency of 65 microseconds and high Quality of Service (QOS) of
less than 500 microseconds 99.9 percent of the time, the Intel SSD DC
S3700 ensures quick and consistent application response times.

This accelerated storage performance gives parallel multithreaded
computing increased storage throughput to keep multicore CPUs more
active. This reduces lapses in response time for end users for a
smoother computing experience. For IT/data center professionals who must
also worry about data protection and maximum security, the Intel SSD DC
S3700 Series offers full end-to-end data protection and 256-bit Advanced
Encryption Standard (AES) capability. To further improve reliability,
the Intel SSD DC S3700 incorporates an array of surplus flash memory
used for data redundancy to minimize potential data loss.

The drive incorporates Intel High Endurance Technology (HET) to deliver
single-level cell SSD-like endurance in more cost-effective multi-level
cell (MLC) technology. By combining SSD NAND management techniques with
NAND silicon enhancements, HET enables the Intel SSD DC S37000 Series to
achieve 10 full drive writes per day over the 5-year life of the drive.
This is the equivalent of recording more than 186 years of HD video over
the life of the highest capacity 800GB drive.

In addition, SSDs also improve overall power consumption. The Intel® SSD
DC 3700 Series reduces typical active power consumption to 6 watts and
idle 650 milliwatts, which reduces heat and therefore lowers both energy
and cooling costs.

The Intel SSD DC S3700 Series is a 6 gigabit-per-second (Gbps) SATA
drive with performance transfer rates of 500 megabyte per second (MB/s)
reads and 460 MB/s writes. It delivers up to 2x read and 15x write
performance over its previous generation Intel® SSD 710 Series. Samples
of the product are now available for data center customers to begin
quality and validation cycles. General production availability is
expected to begin by the end of the year, with volume production in the
first quarter of 2013.

The product comes in a 2.5-inch form factor for all capacities, 100,
200, 400 and 800 gigabytes (GB), and in a 1.8-inch form factor in 200GB
and 400GB capacities. The recommended channel pricing (MSRP) for the
2.5-inch Intel SSD DC S3700 Series is as follows: $235 for 100 (GB)
capacity; $470 for 200GB; $940 for 400GB and $1,880 for 800GB based on
1,000-unit quantities. The 1.8-inch drive MSRP pricing is $495 for the
200GB capacity and $965 for 400GB. Prices include a 5-year limited
warranty.

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